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Google Permanently Bans 200 “Fake News” Sites…

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The crackdown has begun. In a blog post by Scott Spencer, director of product management for sustainable ads, posted on Wednesday, Google said it has banned 200 publishers from accessing its Adsense advertising service for posting fake news stories. Google said it had cracked down on sites which contained…

Not The Onion: Cambridge Scientists Consider Fake News ‘Vaccine’…

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The appearance of fake news on websites and social media has inspired scientists to develop a “vaccine” to immunise people against the problem. A University of Cambridge study devised psychological tools to target fact distortion. Researchers suggest “pre-emptively exposing” readers to a small “dose” of the misinformation can help organisations cancel out bogus claims…

Watch How Casually False Claims are Published: New York Times and Nicholas Lemann Edition…

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Like most people, I’ve long known that factual falsehoods are routinely published in major media outlets. But as I’ve pointed out before, nothing makes you internalize just how often it really happens, how completely their editorial standards so often fail, like being personally involved in a story that receives substantial media coverage…

Watch Glenn Greenwald Blast “Fake News” Peddling by Legacy Media…

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“We shouldn’t accept government claims unless we see evidence that it’s true. Particularly, when the consequences are so grave. You have John McCain saying Russia has engaged in a act of war, Nancy Pelosi is accusing journalists of being accomplices of Russia…These are really serious charges and we should see evidence for that.”

‘Fake News’ Is Over Now…

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Remember a little while back, when you started hearing the term “fake news” a lot? It was around the time of the 2016 election. Specifically, it was right after the election. There were a lot of reasons for the Democrats’ loss, we were told. None of those reasons had anything to do with voters making […]

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